Friday, February 20, 2009

A hint on pinning....

Tonight a read Swooze's blog where she raised the question as to whether you sew over pins or not, and why. I thought I would share with you a hint from my good friend Darlene (no blog....yet, I am working on her to start one). She said to pin at an angle...that way you can sew right up to the seam before you pull the pin out. This works GREAT.

And just in case you are wondering what I am working on, its a quilt for new beautiful grandson, Elijah.

Its a cute pattern that I have had since last summer and now I have someone to make it for. More on the quilt later...but I can promise you, its going to make you smile!
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8 comments:

  1. StitchinByTheLakeFebruary 21, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    I've been sewing a long time but I've never thought of this Teresa. I love it - thanks for telling us about this tip. blessings, marlene

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  2. LillyFebruary 21, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    What a great sounding tip. Can't wait to try it out. That yellow block is very pretty. Will be watching to see how it looks in the quilt........

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  3. Valerie the Pumpkin Patch QuilterFebruary 21, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    That is a fabulous idea. I'm going to do it from now on too! Thanks for sharing!!! :)

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  4. ThimbleannaFebruary 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM

    Oh Teresa, I can hardly wait to see that quilt -- i LOVE that adorable block!!!

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  5. CathiFebruary 23, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    What a great tip!! Thanks for sharing it -- I'm trying to improve my ability to stitch by machine, and I know this will help!!

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  6. GnomemadeFebruary 23, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    What a great tip...I tried it with my newest project and it worked wonderfully. Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog! Sorry you missed the Shop Hop!

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  7. ShakerwoodFebruary 24, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    Wow.....learn something new everyday!

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  8. Jackie's StitchesMarch 2, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    I'm a new quilter and that tip is just the kind I love to run across! Fantastic!

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